Te Connectivity Corporation

Guadalupe Chalas

John Wesley Hall

Galen Monroe Martin

Douglas John Hardy

Neil Franklin Schroll

A header connector includes a header housing having a mating end and a mounting end mounted to a circuit board. The header housing has a cavity at the mating end and a flange forming a seal pocket with a seal. A signal contact is received in a signal contact channel of the header housing having a mounting end having a compliant pin configured to be press-fit into a plated via of the circuit board. A ground shield is received in a ground shield channel of the header housing providing electrical shielding for the signal contact. The ground shield has a compliant pin configured to be press-fit into a plated via of the circuit board.

Header connector including press-fit signal contacts

An electrical connector which includes a housing having a first side wall, a second side wall and end walls. A mating connector receiving cavity is provided between the first side wall and the second side wall. Terminals are positioned in the mating connector receiving cavity. A shield receiving area is provided on the first side wall and has shield receiving slots which extend through the first side and open into the mating connector receiving cavity. An outer shield member is positioned in the shield receiving area. The outer shield has end sections which extend essentially perpendicular to a planar section. The end sections extend into the mating connector receiving cavity through the shield receiving slots. Inner shield members are positioned in the mating connector receiving cavity. The inner shield members extend between the terminals to facilitate signal integrity.

Shielded vertical header

A modular electrical connector assembly and method of assembly. The modular electrical connector assembly includes a first housing, a second housing and a third housing. The first housing has first electrical contacts inserted therein. The first housing has first contact isolation walls positioned between adjacent first electrical contacts. The second housing has second electrical contacts inserted therein. The second housing has second contact isolation walls positioned between adjacent second electrical contacts. The third housing has a first opening for positioning the first housing therein and a second opening for positioning the second housing therein. The third housing has third contact isolation walls. Respective first contact isolation walls, second contact isolation walls and third contact isolation walls align to provide separation between adjacent first electrical contacts and separation between adjacent second electrical contacts.

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Harrisburg, PA, United States of America

Guadalupe Chalas